Microsoft's Blue Dragon, set to hit Europe in early 2007, has hit the top of the Japanese charts and became the second fastest selling Xbox 360 game to date, with approximately 80,000 units being sold in the first week.
The fantasy RPG is the brainchild of Final Fantasy series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi and has received top scores on many Japanese websites, including the respected news site, Famitsu.
The release of Blue Dragon is said to have caused a surge in Xbox 360 sales in Japan, with a rise of 90% over the previous week's figure.
Blue Dragon info
Blue Dragon” is an epic role-playing game (RPG) centered on a young boy named Shu and several of his friends. These unlikely heroes possess miraculous strength and magical power to control phantom shadows that mirror the actions of their masters.
Shu and company must use their shadows as weapons as they battle evil forces and an antiquated human race of people who command a magical power thought to have perished long ago. Shu and friends must wield their skills to save their world from impending doom.
Encountering various people on a planet with numerous ancient ruins, the characters and their shadows travel through a world full of mysteries and illusions, where the slightest touch can cause reactions of unparalleled magnitude.
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